Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies F.C.

Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies F.C. is a women's professional soccer club based in Pretoria, South Africa. The team competes in the SAFA Women's League, the top tier women's football league in South Africa. They are the most successful women's team in South Africa with six titles. The team, together with the men's team are owned by Patrice Motsepe.

They won the inaugural CAF Women's Champions League in 2021. In the qualifiers, the 2021 CAF Women's Champions League COSAFA Qualifiers, they won without a single loss. This sent them to the 2021 CAF Women's Champions League which they also won without a defeat and also without conceding.

In March 2024, the club appointed its first Head of Women's Football, Christa Kgamphe.

History
The club was founded on 4 September 2009 by owner Patrice Motsepe and they participated in the inaugural Sasol Women's League.

In 2013 they won their maiden national title at the 2013 Sasol League National Championship. They won 2-0 against Limpopo's Ma-Indies Ladies in the final held in Klerksdorp.

In 2015, they set the Sasol League National Championship goal-scoring record when they defeated Galeshewe Ladies 25–0 at the 2015 Sasol League National Championship in Sasolburg. They went on to win the national championship and lift their second title, defeating Cape Town Roses 5–0 in the final.

Sundowns won the inaugural SAFA Women's League undefeated, 21 wins and 1 draw, and scored 83 goals while only conceding 13 goals.

Inaugural COSAFA Women's Champions League
CAF announced the launch of the CAF Women's Champions League with each of the six CAF regions to produce a finalist. Sundowns, as the 2019-20 SAFA Women's League champions, were set to go against the other national champions in the COSAFA regional qualifiers.

On 26 August 2021, the 2021 COSAFA Women's Champions League first matches took place with Sundowns playing against Lesotho Defence Force Ladies from Lesotho. They won their first match 6–0. Their second match was against Double Action Ladies from Botswana with Sundowns again winning 6-0. Their final group stage match was against Manzini Wanderers from Eswatini which ended in a 6–1 win for Sundowns. In the semi-finals, they won 1–0 against Green Buffaloes from Zambia and went on to win the tournament 3–0 against Black Rhino Queens from Zimbabwe. This led to them qualifying for the first-ever CAF Women's Champions League held in Egypt.

Inaugural CAF Women's Champions League
The club kicked-off their Champions League matches with a 1–0 win against Vihiga Queens from Kenya. Their next match was again a 1–0 win against Rivers Angels from Nigeria and third match a goalless draw against AS FAR of Morocco. The semi-final match against Malabo Kings from Equatorial Guinea ended goalless with Sundowns winning 5–4 on penalties. They went on to win the first CAF Women's Champions League 2–0 against Hasaacas Ladies from Ghana.

2021 SAFA Women's League
They defended their title by winning the 2021 SAFA Women's League which qualified them for the 2022 COSAFA Women's Champions League.

COSAFA Women's Champions League 2022
In hopes to retain the COSAFA Women's Champions League, the club started as clear favourites by scoring 8 goals against Mozambican club CD Costa do Sol winning the match 8–1 at the Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium in Durban. The second match was against Botswana club Double Action Ladies, despite being favorites they were forced to share the spoils drawing 1-1. The club topped the group on a superior goal difference which led them to their second consecutive final. The Zambian side Green Buffaloes held out for most of the game till extra time as the score remained 0-0, Sundowns lost on penalties against Green Buffaloes, giving them their first loss in the competition. But since they won the previous 2021 CAF Women's Champions League they qualified automatically.

CAF Women's Champions League 2022
They finished top of Group B with nine points. They opened the tournament with a 2–1 win of Nigeria's Bayelsa Queens, proceeded to a 5–0 win over Wadi Degla of Egypt, and ended the group stages with a 4–0 over Congolese club TP Mazembe. The semifinals were contested with Simba Queens from Tanzania, with Sundowns winning 1–0. In the final with AS FAR, Sundowns lost 4-0 ending the match with nine players on the field.

2022 SAFA Women's League
They set the goal scoring record in the league when they scored 126 goals, averaging 4,2 goals per match, in the 2022 SAFA Women's League. They are the first team to score a 100 goals. In November, they were crowned champions of the SAFA Women's League for a third year in a row and qualified for the 2023 COSAFA Women's Champions League.

IFFHS ranking and CAF Women's Club of the Year award
They ended the 2022 season ranked the best women's club in Africa by IFFHS with 174 points and won the CAF Women's Club of the Year award.

2023 season
On 13 August 2023, they faced the University of Johannesburg in the inaugural Joburg Basadi Football Challenge final were they won 1–0.

COSAFA Women's Champions League 2023
On 31 August 2023, they opened their 2023 COSAFA Women's Champions League with a 8–0 win over Comoros side Olympic de Moroni. Their next match was against Young Buffaloes from Eswatini which they won 4–0, and they finished off their group stages with a 4–0 victory over Mozambican side CD Costa do Sol. They met Zambian side Green Buffaloes in the semi-finals, coming from behind to win 3–1 at the Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium. In the final, against Double Actions Ladies from Botswana, they qualified for the Champions League with a 2–0 win.

CAF Women's Champions League 2023
In the 2023 CAF Women's Champions League, Sundowns qualified for the knockout stages after finishing top of Group A with nine points. They won 2–0 against Tanzanian side JKT Queens, 1–0 over Moroccan side Sporting Club Casablanca, and 3–0 against Ivorian side Athletico D'Abidjan. They met 2022 champions AS FAR in the semi-finals of the tournament, winning 1–0 to qualify for their third successive final. In the final with Sporting Club Casablanca, Sundowns won the match 3–0 to finish the tournament without conceding a goal.

2023 SAFA Women's League
They won their fourth consecutive SAFA Women's League title on the 6th of December 2023.

CAF Women's Club of the Year award
On 11 December 2023, they retained the CAF Women's Club of the Year award at the CAF Awards 2023 event held in Marrakech, Morocco.

IFFHS ranking
The club was ranked the best women's club in Africa by IFFHS for the second year running with 238 points and tied for 19th in the Women's Club World ranking.

The Women's Cup
On 10 May 2024, it was announced the club had been invited to take part in the 2024 version of The Women's Cup scheduled for August.

Mamelodi Sundowns magazine
In September 2021 the club launched the first edition of it's quarterly magazine. The December 2021 edition, titled Banyana ba Style Queens of the Continent covered their maiden CAF Women's Champions League win. The cover featured Sundowns Ladies captain Zanele Nhlapho and players Bambanani Mbane, Chuene Morifi, Thalea Smidt, and Andisiwe Mgcoyi.

Banyana Ba Style documentary
On 13 November 2022, Mamelodi Sundowns announced the launch of their documentary ahead of the 2022 CAF Women's Champions League final. The film titled Banyana Ba Style: The First Queens of African Football aired on SuperSport's channel 202. In 2023, Netflix announced the documentary will be featured on its streaming site from 22 November.

Sundowns Ladies TV
On 7 April 2024 the first episode of the Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies Show was broadcast on SABC 1. The show is hosted by sports presenter Bokamoso Jessica Nkomo, commonly known as Aunty Diski.

Players
Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies F.C. squad for 2024 season.



Kit suppliers and sponsors
Same sponsors as the men's team

FIFA World Cup participants
List of players that were called up for a FIFA Women's World Cup while playing for Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies. In brackets, the tournament played:


 * Tiisetso Makhubela (2019, 2023)
 * Andile Dlamini (2019, 2023)
 * Karabo Dhlamini (2019, 2023)
 * Lebohang Ramalepe (2023)
 * Melinda Kgadiete (2023)
 * Bambanani Mbane (2023)

Summer Olympics participants
List of players that were called up for the Summer Olympic Games while playing for Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies. In brackets, the tournament played:


 * Refiloe Jane (2012)
 * Andisiwe Mgcoyi (2012)
 * Sanah Mollo (2016)
 * Andile Dlamini (2016)

Honours

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 * Shared record

Awards

 * CAF Club of the Year (Women): 2022, 2023
 * CAF Women's Champions League Fair Play: 2023

SAFA Women's League statistics

 * Record number of games won in a season: 27 games (2022)
 * Record number of points in a season: 82 points (2022)
 * Record goals scored in a season: 126 goals (2022)
 * Record for lowest number of goals conceded in a season: 13 goals tied with UWC (2022)
 * Record for lowest number of defeats in a season: no games lost (2019-20)

SAFA Women's League record

 * Orange = In progress
 * Gold = Champions
 * Silver = Runner up